The 2016–17 Cupa României was the seventy-ninth season of the annual Romanian primary football knockout tournament. The winner, Voluntari should qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, but failed to obtain UEFA licence.
Participating clubs The following 155 teams qualified for the competition:
2015–16 Liga Iall clubs 2015–16 Liga IIall clubs 2015–16 Liga IIIall clubs Astra Giurgiu Steaua București Pandurii Târgu Jiu Dinamo București Viitorul Constanța ASA Târgu Mureș CSM Politehnica Iași Universitatea Craiova Botoșani CFR Cluj Concordia Chiajna Voluntari ACS Poli Timișoara Petrolul Ploiești Rapid București Gaz Metan Mediaș UTA Arad Dunărea Călărași Chindia Târgoviște Dacia Unirea Brăila Bacău Mioveni Farul Constanța Brașov Academica Clinceni Baia Mare Râmnicu Vâlcea Balotești Șoimii Pâncota Berceni Olimpia Satu Mare Gloria Buzău Foresta Suceava Universitatea Cluj Unirea Tărlungeni Bucovina Pojorâta Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Metalul Reșița Sepsi OSK Luceafărul Oradea Juventus București ASU Politehnica Timișoara Afumați Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat Delta Dobrogea Tulcea Avântul Reghin Performanța Ighiu SCM Pitești Metalurgistul Cugir Voluntari II Știința Miroslava Industria Galda de Jos Metaloglobus București Petrotub Roman Unirea Jucu Național Sebiș Sporting Turnu Măgurele Unirea Slobozia FK Miercurea Ciuc Metalosport Galați FC Hunedoara Muscelul Câmpulung Viitorul Domnești Sporting Liești Cetate Deva Sănătatea Cluj Concordia II Chiajna Înainte Modelu Măgura Cisnădie Aerostar Bacău Comuna Recea Sporting Roșiori Petrolistul Boldești Pandurii II Târgu Jiu Atletic Bradu CS Iernut CSM Pașcani Viitorul II Constanța CSM Lugoj CS Ștefănești CS Panciu Oșorhei Dinamo II București Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic CS Podari Unirea Dej Inter Dorohoi CSM Oltenița CS Ineu FC Aninoasa Sighetu Marmației Gloria Popești-Leordeni Atletico Vaslui Inter Olt Slatina Universitatea II Craiova AFC Odorheiu Secuiesc CS Tunari Bucovina Rădăuți FC Zalău Millenium Giarmata Voința Snagov Urban Titu FC Zagon CSO Filiași Minerul Motru AFC Hărman Cetatea Târgu Neamț Luceafărul Bălan Callatis Mangalia 42 representatives of regional associations1 Viitorul Sântimbru (Alba) Șoimii Lipova (Arad) Unirea Bascov (Argeș) Gauss Răcăciuni (Bacău) FC Hidișelul de Sus (Bihor) FC Bistrița (Bistrița-Năsăud) Transdor Tudora (Botoșani) Chimia Victoria (Brașov) Sportul Chiscani (Brăila) Electroaparataj București (Bucharest) Voința Lanuri (Buzău) Voința Lupac (Caraș-Severin) Victoria Chirnogi (Călărași) IS Câmpia Turzii (Cluj) Victoria Mihai Viteazu (Constanța) FC Păpăuți (Covasna) Flacăra Moreni (Dâmbovița) Știința Bechet (Dolj) Gloria Ivești (Galați) Arsenal Malu (Giurgiu) Internațional Bălești (Gorj) Unirea Cristuru Secuiesc (Harghita) Șoimul Băița (Hunedoara) Abatorul Slobozia (Ialomița) Siretul Lespezi (Iași) CSO Bragadiru (Ilfov) Viitorul Ulmeni (Maramureș) Pandurii Cerneți (Mehedinți) Târnava Mică Sângeorgiu de Pădure (Mureș) Voința Ion Creangă (Neamț) CSS Slatina (Olt) CS Păulești (Prahova) Someșul Oar (Satu Mare) Unirea Mirșid (Sălaj) FC Avrig (Sibiu) Șomuzul Preutești (Suceava) Unirea Brânceni (Teleorman) CS Ghiroda (Timiș) Pescărușul Sarichioi (Tulcea) Vitis Șuletea (Vaslui) Posada Perișani (Vâlcea) Euromania Dumbrăveni (Vrancea)
Preliminary rounds
The first rounds, and any preliminaries, are organised by the Regional Leagues.
First round All matches were played on 10 August 2016.First Round matchesFirst Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|10 August 2016
Second round All matches were played on 24 August 2016.Second Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|24 August 2016
Third round All matches were played on 13 and 14 September 2016.Third Round results
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|13 September 2016
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|14 September 2016
Fourth round The matches were to be played on 4, 5 and 6 October 2016.Fourth Round matches
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|4 October 2016
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|5 October 2016
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#97DEFF"|6 October 2016
Round of 32 The matches were played on 25, 26 and 27 October 2016.Round of 32 results
Round of 16 The matches were played on 13, 14 and 15 December 2016.Round of 16 matches
Quarter-finals The matches were played on 28, 29, and 30 March 2017.Quarter-finals matches
Semi-finals The semi-final matches are played in a round-trip system. The first legs were played on 25 and 27 April 2017 and the return legs will be played on 17 and 18 May 2017.
1st leg
2nd leg
Final
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